Once a month, the Inside Biodiversity podcast releases a new episode featuring an expert interview with a researcher in the field of biodiversity science. The target audience ranges from scientists and conservationists to curious, interested listeners who care about the diversity of the animal and plant world on our planet. The Inside Biodiversity Podcast is hosted by the German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv).
Podcast URL: https://insidebiodiversity.podigee.io
Episode Guide
| No. | Episode | Title | Guests | Listen to episode | Published | Description Excerpt | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 11 | Is the Planetary Boundaries Concept Useful for Communication? | Katrin Böhning-Gaese | 2026-02-03 | In this episode, Professor Katrin Böhning-Gaese, scientific director of the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, and podcast host Dr. Volker Hahn discuss the ... | Planetary boundaries, Biodiversity communication, Nature narratives, Ecosystem resilience, Tipping points, Safe operating space, Media attention, Science credibility, Risk communication, Positive storytelling, Conservation success, Ecosystem restoration, Biodiversity indicators, Human-nature connection, Environmental psychology | |
| 11 | 10 | How Does Climate Change Reshape Conservation Policy? | Miguel Bastos Araújo | 2026-01-06 | In this episode of Inside Biodiversity, Volker Hahn speaks with iDiv's sabbatical guest Miguel Bastos Araújo (Spanish Research Council at the National Museum of Natural … | Biodiversity conservation, Climate change impacts, Conservation policy, Ecological modelling, Science policy interface, Species distribution models, Species migration, Biodiversity research, Climate adaptation, Conflicting rationalities, Protected areas planning, Research uncertainty, Science communication | |
| 10 | 9 | Can Biospheric Tipping Points Scale up to Planetary Boundaries? | Marten Scheffer | 2025-12-04 | In this episode, Prof. Marten Scheffer from Wageningen University & Research explains critical transitions and tipping points, from shallow lakes and coral reefs to tropical … | Critical transitions, Tipping points, Alternative stable states, Planetary boundaries, Safe operating space, Biospheric tipping points, Coral reef collapse, Tropical rainforest dieback, Shallow lakes, Regime shifts, Ecosystem resilience, Precautionary principle, Early warning signals, Abrupt ecosystem change, Nonlinear responses | |
| 9 | 8 | Can We Detect Tipping Points in the Biosphere? | Helmut Hillebrand | 2025-11-06 | Are there tipping points in ecosystems — and if so, can we detect them before the system tips? In this episode of Inside Biodiversity, host … | Alternative stable states, Biodiversity complexity, Critical transitions, Ecological thresholds, Ecosystem resilience, Early warning signals, Functional biosphere integrity, Global change ecology, Planetary boundaries, Regime shifts, Safe operating space, Shifting baselines, Tipping points | |
| 8 | 7 | How Detrimental Are Non-Native Species? | Marten Winter | 2025-10-02 | Not every species introduced by humans becomes a problem – but some do, especially on islands. In this episode of Inside Biodiversity, invasion biologist Marten … | Alien species, Biological invasions, Ecosystem impacts, Invasion biology, Invasive species, Island ecosystems, Native species, Non-native species, Species introduction, Species management, Species reshuffling, Biodiversity loss, Ecological impacts, Conservation challenges | |
| 7 | 6 | Can We Go Back to Eden? | Emma Marris | 2025-09-04 | What should we really aim for in nature conservation—and who gets to decide? In this episode of Inside Biodiversity, science writer Emma Marris challenges long-held … | Autonomy, Biodiversity, Conservation, Conservation goals, Ecological integrity, Ecosystem functioning, Environmental ethics, Invasive species, Naturalness, Non-native species, Rewilding, Restoration, Species richness, Wilderness | |
| 6 | 5 | How Has Biodiversity Changed Over Millions of Years? | Susanne Fritz | 2025-08-07 | Why has biodiversity decreased over the past 20 million years? Why did large mammals, such as giant sloths, tapirs, and mammoths, go extinct at the … | Biodiversity change, Body size evolution, Climate change, Evolutionary biology, Fossil record, Long-term biodiversity, Mammal diversity, Mass extinction, Megafauna, Migration ecology, Paleontology, Plant productivity, Speciation, Species richness, Anthropocene | |
| 5 | 4 | How Concerning Is Biodiversity Change? | Henrique Pereira | 2025-07-03 | While some biodiversity change trends are deeply worrying, such as the decline of common bird species in North America, others offer hope, such as the … | Biodiversity change, Biodiversity loss, Biodiversity monitoring, Bird declines, Community ecology, Conservation policy, Ecosystem services, Environmental policy, Extinction crisis, Local species richness, Population trends, Scale dependence, Species extinctions, Species richness, Stakeholder values | |
| 4 | 3 | Is Biodiversity Loss Always Bad? | Jonathan Chase | 2025-06-05 | Is biodiversity loss always bad? What if cutting down an old-growth forest actually increases the number of species? According to biodiversity researcher Jonathan Chase, “You … | Attribution, Biodiversity change, Biodiversity crisis framing, Biodiversity metrics, Community turnover, Detection and attribution, Ecosystem integrity, Extinction rates, Intermediate disturbance hypothesis, Invasive species, Local species richness, Scale dependence, Species composition, Species richness, Wilderness baselines | |
| 3 | 2 | How Much Are Humans Changing Biodiversity? | Andrew Gonzalez | 2025-05-01 | In this episode of Inside Biodiversity, we talk to Andrew Gonzalez about how biodiversity is changing – and how humans are driving this process. Gonzalez … | Attribution, Biodiversity change, Biodiversity conservation paradox, Biodiversity monitoring, Community turnover, Detection and attribution, Drivers of biodiversity change, Extinction rates, Global Biodiversity Framework, Local species richness, Macroscopic biodiversity patterns, Policy-science communication, Species composition | |
| 2 | 1 | Is Biodiversity Declining Everywhere? | Maria Dornelas | 2025-04-03 | In this episode of Inside Biodiversity, we look at one of the most controversial questions in biodiversity research: How ubiquitous is biodiversity loss? Our guest, … | BioTIME database, Biodiversity change, Biodiversity conservation paradox, Compositional turnover, Extinction rates, Global vs local biodiversity, Land use change, Monitoring bias, Scale dependence, Science communication, Species richness, Temporal trends | |
| 1 | 0 | Trailer Inside Biodiversity | 2025-03-26 | Inside Biodiversity invites you to dive into the big and controversial questions shaping biodiversity research today. Subscribe now and get ready to hear from leading … |